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Spectacular restoration, Documented, Numbers match!
One of 402 ever produced...VERY RARE & DESIRABLE!
Exterior: Candy Apple Red (Factory color code T)
Interior: Tan (Saddle,trim code 6F)
Convertible Top: White
Serial Number: 8T03S173669-02068
Shelby Number: 02068
Mileage: 50,736 (Actual Mileage )
Engine: Factory original 428 cid V-8
Transmission (code U, was changed to 4/speed manual/Top Loader))
Note: I have driven this Shelby to a couple of car shows and it now has approx. 20 more miles on it...and it runs perfect! Yes...The AC blows cold!
This magnificent Shelby was produced in the Metuchen, NJ factory.
AM/FM Stereo Radio Radio
Tilt-a-way Steering wheel (wheel tilts automatically when you open the door to permit easy entrance and exit access)
Firestone white lettered tires
Selectaire Air-Conditioning
Aluminum Alloy 15" 10 spoke wheels
Everything works in this Shelby...but the clock does not keep perfect time.
Every guage works as do all the lights, power top, radio, AC., ect.
It starts up every time...the first time...never runs hot and is a dream to drive...it shifts perfect!
The quality of the restoration was so beautiful, that when you look at this car and drive it, you would think it was completed just a couple of months ago! It was done more than 10 years ago.
If you want the very, very best....a fully documented and completely restored Shelby with a Pedigree... This car is listed in the Shelby World Registryand documented ...you have just discovered your dream come true Shelby investment classic Convertible.
We have just sold to a South Florida collector a 1968 Shelby GT350 Acupulco Blue convertible...with 4/speed, factory AC and also in incredible condition. You can see this Blue GT350 parked next to this Red GT500 in a couple of photos.
Also, if you have a trade or trade in you want to offer, please call me first so we can discuss what you might have...this way we won't waste time as there are certain things we won't be interested in taking in trade...like Motorcycles, Kit Cars, Replicas, Restoration projects, race cars, or cars just not in excellent condition.
We will accept late model, low mileage luxury or sports cars in trade that have NO accident history and that are in excellent , original condition.
PLEASE! Do not write and ask "What is your reserve or what is the least you will accept. If you want to know this, just call us at 954-873-6495.
If you have a trade or trade ins...please send all the info & a complete set of good digital photographs, including the VIN numbers and a phone number to us at luvdg@aol.com
We have done some research on Shelby cars from 1968 as well as Mr. Carroll Shelby and the following is listed for your reading enjoyment....
Mr. Carroll Shelby-----Shown here in 2007...84 years young!
Carroll with his 1957 Maserati in 2007 at Virginia Int. Raceway
Carroll Hall Shelby was born in a small town of about 200 in eastern Texas on January 11th, 1923 (Leesburg, Texas)...he is 86 years old.
His mother was Eloise and his father was Warren Shelby. He grew up in a religious household with his younger sister Anne. Shelby received a speeding ticket the very first time his father loaned him the family car. He was ticketed for going 85 mph.
During his younger years he worked as a part-time golf caddy. In high school he developed an interested in flying, and enlisted in the Army-Air Force in 1941. Life in the Military:While in the Army-Air Force Shelby was instructed to fly an airplane. One of his instructors was the famed pilot Chuck Yeager. Shelby later taught new pilots how to fly for the military. He also worked as a test pilot.
After the war Shelby worked in the oil business as a grunt worker capping wells. He eventually left the job and started a dump truck business. Later he moved on to raising chickens. When all of his chickens died from Limberneck disease, times were tough. That's when a trip to a local race in his overalls changed his life forever. Shelby won the race has been hooked on racing ever since. Race Car Driver:Shelby’s racing career grew out of a trip to a drag race in 1952. Later that year Shelby got behind the wheel of a MG TC and raced in his first road race. He was determined to win, and won the race.
In November of 1954, while racing in the Carrera Pan Americana Mexico, Shelby wrecked, flipping his car four times. It was his first serious accident. In 1955, Shelby raced with his arm in a cast due to follow-up surgeries as a result of the accident. Later that year, at Torrey Pines, Shelby beat Phil Hill while driving a 4.1L Mexico Ferrari. In 1956 he won the Mount Washington Hillclimb Auto Race in a Ferrari. Racing Highlights and the Last Race:In 1956 and 1957 Shelby was named "Driver of the Year" by Sports Illustrated magazine. He entered Formula One Racing in 1958, and in 1959 went on to win the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans with co-driver Ray Salvadori.
Shelby’s last racing season was in 1960. His last race would be on October 23 of 1960 at the Pacific Grand Prix for Sports cars at Laguna Seca. He finished 2nd for the day while behind the wheel of a Tipo 61 Birdcage Maserati. He finished runner up to Stirling Moss who took 1st place. He was in such pain after the race that he decided to retire. Automotive Designer:Carroll Shelby's first venture after racing was the Shelby School of High Performance Driving which he started in 1961. Shelby would go on to create cars such as the 427 Shelby Cobra, GT40, Mustang GT350, Shelby GT350H Rent-A-Racer, and the Shelby GT500, just to name a few.
His initial association with the Mustang began in 1964 and ended in 1969. He later collaborated with Dodge and Oldsmobile. The Dodge Viper is a Shelby creation. In 1991 Shelby was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame. The following year, on October 1st of 1992, Shelby was elected into the Automotive Hall of Fame.
Trivia Fact About Carroll Shelby:Shelby was a technical advisor on the 1966 movie Grand Prix starring James Garner and Eva Marie Saint.
Other Ventures:In 1991 Shelby founded the Carroll Shelby Children's Foundation which helps to fund heart and other organ transplants for children. Mr. Shelby is one of the world's longest living recipients of a heart transplant. He has a kidney that was given to him by his Son Michael whom I have had the pleasure of selling a Classic Convertible (believe it or not...it was a Chevy Impala SS)
Shelby Mustangs Return in 2005:Carroll Shelby’s association with performance Mustangs was renewed in 2005 with the creation of the Shelby GT500 Mustang. The car was revealed at the New York International Auto Show, and hit the streets in the summer of 2006. Shelby provided his feedback and input while the car was designed by Ford and SVT (Special Vehicle Team). In 2006, Shelby revived the Hertz rent-a-racer with the new 2006 Shelby GT-H Mustang. In 2007 the Shelby GT Mustang was introduced. It’s similar to the GT-H car, with the exception of suspension upgrades and the choice of manual or automatic transmission. In 2008 Shelby’s King of the Road Mustang returned with the introduction of the new Shelby GT KR500 Mustang.
It is not just my opinion, but that of car aficionados from around the world....Carroll Shelby is the greatest living automotive legend on the planet.
He spends most of his time working with Ford on new exciting cars and raising money for children who are in need of organ transplants.
We have taken both of the glove box doors and sent them off to Mr. Shelby and the Shelby foundation in California to have them both signed.
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